Operation Niblick
‘’’Operation Niblick’’’ was a series of twenty-seven underground nuclear explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1963 and 1964. Followed the Dominic I & II and Nougat series, preceded Whetstone.
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| ''Pekan’' | 12 August 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Satsop’' | 15 August 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Kohocton’' | 23 August 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Ahtanum’' | 13 September 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Bilby’' | 13 September 1963 | Nevada Test Site | 249 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Grunion’' | 11 October 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Tornillo’' | 11 October 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | Operation Plowshare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Clearwater’' | 16 October 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Shoal’' | 26 October 1963 | near Fallon, Nevada | 12 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Anchovy’' | 14 November 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Mustang’' | 15 November 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Greys’' | 22 November 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Sardine’' | 4 December 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Eagle’' | 12 December 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Fore’' | 16 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | probably 19 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Oconto’' | 23 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Klickkitat’' | 20 February 1964 | Nevada Test Site | probably 24 kiltons | Operation Plowshare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Pike’' | 13 March 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Hook’' | 14 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Sturgeon’' | 15 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ''Turf’' | 24 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | | ''Pipefish’' | 29 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
| ''Backswing’' | 14 May 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
| ''Minnow’' | 15 May 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
| ''Ace’' | 23 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | Operation Plowshare |
| ''Fade’' | 25 June1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
| ''Dub’' | 23 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | Operation Plowshare | 
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